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What are the top hotels, cruise lines, airlines, outfitters, cities, and islands in the world? Every year, Travel + Leisure turns to its discriminating readers to determine the very best in travel, from hotels that go the extra mile to operators who make the journey possible. Here is the complete list of winners in T+L's 12th annual poll.

-Edited by Jennifer V. Cole and John Newton

Asian hotels have consistently received high marks, but this year, for the first time, an Indian property—Oberoi Udaivilas—has grabbed the No. 1 spot. The Udaipur property also tops our lists for best small hotel and best hotel in Asia.

Top 100 Hotels Overall

Rank	2007	Name	Score
1	3	Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India	94.36
2	1	Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park, South Africa	94.30
3	9	The Oriental, Bangkok	94.23
4	48	Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet	93.55
6	n/a	Relais Il Falconiere, Cortona, Italy	92.97
7	97	Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa	92.81
8	n/a	Mandarin Oriental, Munich	92.73
9	12	Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii	92.65
10	54	Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India	92.56
11	6	Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India	92.50
12	4	The Peninsula, Bangkok	92.41
13	18	Château Les Crayères, Reims, France	92.39
14	n/a	Jumby Bay, a Rosewood Resort, Antigua	92.24
15	14	Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest	92.15
16	24	Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana	92.08
18	n/a	Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza	92.00
19	11	Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand	91.90
20	52	Cape Grace, Cape Town	91.52
21	32	MalaMala Game Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa	91.38
22	27	Ladera, St. Lucia	91.34
23	28	La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo, Mexico	91.28
24	35	Kichwa Tembo, Masai Mara, Kenya	91.25
25	n/a	Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy	91.18
26	n/a	Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Tanzania	91.11
27	n/a	Woodlands Resort & Inn, Summerville, South Carolina	91.09
28	43	Four Seasons Hotel, Prague	91.07
29	69	Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris	91.05
30	n/a	Four Seasons Hotel, Amman, Jordan	90.95
31	n/a	41, London	90.68
32	n/a	Post Hotel & Spa, Lake Louise, Alberta	90.61
33	n/a	Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Singapore	90.59
34	n/a	The Strand, Yangon, Myanmar	90.56

35	n/a	Sweetwaters Tented Camp, Sweetwaters Game Reserve, Kenya	90.50
36	n/a	Blantyre, Lenox, Massachusetts	90.43
37	20	The Peninsula, Hong Kong	90.37
38	19	Halekulani, Honolulu	90.29
39	n/a	Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa	90.19
40	60	Raffles Hotel, Singapore	90.15
41	n/a	Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence, Cairo	90.14
42	78	Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires	90.12
43	n/a	Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, South Carolina	90.07
44	n/a	Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya	90.00
45	57	The Peninsula, Beverly Hills	89.99
46	n/a	Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok	89.93
47	39	Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania	89.92
48	n/a	Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya	89.87
49	n/a	Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios, Jamaica	89.78
50	91	Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea	89.72
51	n/a	Esperanza, Los Cabos, Mexico	89.68
52	n/a	Il Pellicano, Porto Ercole, Italy	89.64
53	n/a	Planters Inn, Charleston, South Carolina	89.64
54	n/a	Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach, California	89.63
55	37	Four Seasons Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming	89.50
56	n/a	Jao Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana	89.47
57	n/a	Hôtel d'Europe, Avignon, France	89.42
58	38	Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand	89.38
59	n/a	Château de la Chèvre d’Or, Èze Village, France	89.35
60	44	Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele	89.29
61	n/a	Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town	89.23
62	n/a	Hôtel Hermitage, Monte Carlo	89.14
63	n/a	Madrona Manor, Healdsburg, California	89.09
64	n/a	La Bastide de Moustiers, Moustiers-Ste.-Marie, France	89.04
65	n/a	Domaine des Hauts de Loire, Onzain, France	89.00
65	n/a	Le Quartier Français, Franschhoek, South Africa	89.00
67	n/a	Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc, Antibes, France	88.89
68	25	Ritz-Carlton, Santiago, Chile	88.86
69	n/a	Malliouhana Hotel & Spa, Anguilla	88.86
70	n/a	Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay *Formerly Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai	88.86
71	5	Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay	88.83
72	n/a	Il San Pietro, Positano, Italy	88.82
73	n/a	Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France, St. Bart’s	88.81
74	n/a	Eden Rock, St. Bart’s	88.70
75	n/a	The Westcliff, Johannesburg	88.68
76	82	Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee	88.62
77	n/a	Fullerton Hotel, Singapore	88.61
78	n/a	Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul	88.60
79	n/a	Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei	88.59
80	n/a	Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland	88.57
80	n/a	Willows Lodge, Woodinville, Washington	88.57
82	10	Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India	88.55
83	n/a	Horned Dorset Primavera, Rincón, Puerto Rico	88.54
84	n/a	Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City	88.52
85	34	Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong	88.50
86	59	The Peninsula, Chicago	88.38
87	n/a	Bernardus Lodge, Carmel Valley, California	88.37
88	100	One & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico	88.32
89	n/a	Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok	88.28
90	29	Hotel Villa Cipriani, Asolo, Italy	88.27
91	51	Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore	88.24
92	n/a	Hotel Hassler, Rome	88.18
93	n/a	Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Scotland	88.18
94	n/a	Katikies Hotel, Santorini, Greece	88.17
95	n/a	Ritz-Carlton, Berlin	88.17
96	n/a	Four Seasons Resort, Nevis	88.10
97	n/a	Four Seasons Hotel, Shanghai	88.08
98	63	Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago	88.03
99	n/a	Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town	87.94
100	n/a	Gravetye Manor Hotel, West Sussex, England	87.92

* "N/A" means that the property was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

Throughout the World’s Best Awards, scores are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point; in the event of an exact tie, properties, companies, or destinations share the same ranking.

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